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APRIL 7, I976 TERRACE BAY NEWS PAGE 3 'Annual Meeting - continued from page 1 At Birchwood Terrace the major changes were made in the cooking equipment in the kitchen. There are still a number of changes to be made in this area and an overall plan has been approved by the Senior Citizens' Branch so that ongoing improvements can be made over a period of time. Proper signs for the Home have been planned, one of which has been com- pleted and the other two will be installed as soon as weather permits. Thirty-two combin- ation storm windows have also been installed. In I976 we have planned to continue with the room conversion at Pinewood Court and at Birchwood Terrace a craft room and room reno- vations will be continued and have been includ -ed in the I976 budget. In December, I975 the Minister of Social Services the Honourable James Taylor announced to all Home Administrators the restraints that would be applied to all Homes in the Province, at a meeting in Toronto. In January the Min- ister held a meeting in Thunder Bay in which the restraints were outlined and I was invited to attend. The Minister first stated the reasons for the restraints, explaining that spending had to be curtailed as over the past five years the Ministry's spending had increased from 363 million to 992 million, a 20% average in- crease each year. The country's economy was not keeping pace with these increases, there- fore, we faced a financial crisis and, without adopting these restraints we faced the same situation that New York City was encountering. The Minister then explained the restraint pro- gram in detail. The three major items that affect our pro- gram are: I. Capital and spending will be restricted ex- cept were programs are in progress. 2. Operating Budgets are to be restricted to a 5.5% increase over subsidies paid by the Province in 1975. 3. Wages will be allowed to increase by 8%, however, the overall Budget will be restricted to the 5.5% ceilings. The Minister expressed the hope that Homes would maintain these services to residents. He reviewed a number of areas where we may seek assistance with our programs. Present restraints will limit the Board's plans for community work. Work in the comm- unity will be limited to the program that has been carried on in the past, where the Admin- istrator and the Director of Nursing have been visiting Senior Citizens in their homes and interviewing those interested in applying to the two Homes that are operating. I would like to welcome the delegates from the Municipalities and if they have any ques- tions or suggestions in relation to the work with Seniors in the District we would be only to pleased to hear their submissions. . We appreciate the support we have received from the Municipalities and the communities we serve and, Look forward to their continued support." Following the Chairman's Report the Admin- istrator reported on the operation of the two Homes and, the work in the community. Dele- gates were very interested in the operation of the two Homes and reviewed the plans that were being made in Schreiber and Marathon in regards to the possibility of establishing Senior Citizens' Housing in these two areas. Mr. Daneff reported on the twenty bed unit that is now operating in Geraldton, which is the only town in the area with low rental in- come for Senior Citizens' Housing. Both the Board and the delegates are interested in ty- ing the Senior Citizens' Housing with the two Homes that are now operating in the area. The meeting finished with a tour of Pine- wood Court. The delegates were very pleased with the condition of the Home. STRAND THEATRE TERRACE BAY - ONTARIO - TELEPHONE 825-3771 SHOW TIMES - MONDAY - THURSDAY 8:00 P.M. FRIDAY & SATURDAY 7 & 9 P.M. SUNDAY 8:30 P.M. Thu. 8 Fri. 9 Saf. 10 "SIDNEY Bibi 4 POITIER COBY NM: BD ALVIA LacKHARY. JOHAR AMES Expect all that the motion picture screen has never dared to show before. Expect he truth. PARAMOUNT PICTURES PRESENTS AN ALBERT S.RUDDY PRODUCTION STARRING BURT REYNOLDS a 1) edt LONGEST HRD" gS COLOR By TECHNICOLOR A PARAMOUNT PICTURE s (Ry sun] 1 Mon. 12 Kate's got everything she wants. Her husband, her baby, and a few months to lve OU TE o TECHNICOLOR A UNIVERSAL PI TIM roe. 3 Wed. 14